About Dharech Village

Dharech is a mid sized village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 566, made up of 290 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 278.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharech Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharech village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Theog
Pincode	171209
Area (hectares)	278.86 hectares
Population	566
Male Population	290
Female Population	276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharech compares

By the 2011 count Dharech is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 278.86 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Dharech

Dharech is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dharech as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dharech from other places

Dharech lies about 18 km from Shimla. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dharech
Tehsil headquarters	Theog	11 km
District headquarters	Shimla	18 km

Villages closest to Dharech

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Theog tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Dharech

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharech village had a population of 566. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Dharech village has 290 males and 276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharech has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Dharech is 171209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharech covers 278.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharech falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Dharech notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dharech.

Dharech is about 18 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharech is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 11 km away. Shimla is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.